{"id":3511,"date":"2024-02-12T09:48:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T08:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodna.com\/blog\/?p=3511"},"modified":"2024-02-13T11:06:57","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T10:06:57","slug":"damaged-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodna.com\/blog\/damaged-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Damaged cars checked in autoDNA reports are worth as much as EUR 889 million!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e25e4ca7c3a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e25e4ca7c3a\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autodna.com\/blog\/damaged-cars\/#Statistics_on_recorded_damage\" >Statistics on recorded damage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autodna.com\/blog\/damaged-cars\/#Buy_a_damage-free_car\" >Buy a damage-free car<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autodna.com\/blog\/damaged-cars\/#The_most_popular_models_%E2%80%94_the_share_of_reports_in_which_damage_was_recorded\" >The most popular models \u2014 the share of reports in which damage was recorded<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autodna.com\/blog\/damaged-cars\/#Damaged_cars_%E2%80%94_what_is_the_situation_like_for_specific_models\" >Damaged cars \u2014 what is the situation like for specific models?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autodna.com\/blog\/damaged-cars\/#Statistics_on_flood-damaged_cars\" >Statistics on flood-damaged cars<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autodna.com\/blog\/damaged-cars\/#Damaged_cars_%E2%80%94_what_is_the_value_of_the_damage\" >Damaged cars \u2014 what is the value of the damage?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autodna.com\/blog\/damaged-cars\/#Summary\" >Summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There&#8217;s plenty of situations on the used cars market where damaged cars are put up for sale as accident-free. According to the autoDNA data, the condition of a used vehicle described in an advertisement may, unfortunately, quite often deviate from the actual state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Statistics_on_recorded_damage\"><\/span><b>Statistics on recorded damage<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In total, damage was recorded in nearly 480.000 cases. <\/span><b>The most popular models on the market had at least a 32% probability of damage recorded in the reports.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Buy_a_damage-free_car\"><\/span><b>Buy a damage-free car<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buying a used car is a serious decision with far-reaching consequences. Choosing a good vehicle is a guarantee of trouble-free operation and, subsequently, cost control and the possibility of an easy resale in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And conversely, an ill-considered purchase of a vehicle with a hidden defect is a problem in the form of high service costs, potential danger on the road (if the car has been improperly repaired) and difficulties in getting rid of the bad car in the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><div class=\"info-frame-container info-frame-question info-iframe-border--red\">\n      <div class=\"info-frame-icon info-frame-question\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info-frame-header info-frame-header-blue\">Did you know...<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info-frame-content\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No wonder that one of the most desirable piece of information in the history of a used vehicle for a potential buyer is the one about the recorded damage. When buying a second-hand car, the future driver wants to have a complete set of information about possible damage that has occurred in the past.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/div>\n    <\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_most_popular_models_%E2%80%94_the_share_of_reports_in_which_damage_was_recorded\"><\/span><b>The most popular models \u2014 the share of reports in which damage was recorded<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is where autoDNA comes in. Thanks to the<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VIN number<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> vehicle history report service, it is possible to check whether the vehicle you are interested in has any recorded damage. For some cars, such an event is common. <\/span><b>In the reports generated on the autoDNA website in 2023, a total of nearly 480.000 damage events were recorded. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Damaged_cars_%E2%80%94_what_is_the_situation_like_for_specific_models\"><\/span><b>Damaged cars \u2014 what is the situation like for specific models?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ford Mondeo recorded the most &#8220;hits&#8221; &#8211; in the case of this model, as many as 46% of reports purchased in 2023 contained an annotation about the damage. The BMW 5 Series and the Opel Astra are also highly ranked &#8211; <strong>44% and 42%<\/strong>, respectively. The range of <strong>32-41%<\/strong> included: BMW 3 Series, Audi A4, Skoda Octavia, Audi A6, Ford Focus, Volkswagen Passat and Volkswagen Golf.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are talking about all reports, including those downloaded several times for 1 vehicle. Therefore, it is worth remembering that the distribution does not indicate how likely the damage may occur in a given model, but rather it indicates the general popularity of models on the market.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Statistics_on_flood-damaged_cars\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Statistics on flood-damaged cars<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A separate category consists of cases of vehicle flooding \u2014 this type of damage was recorded for a total amount of &#8220;only&#8221; slightly over EUR <strong>4.300.000<\/strong>. This is just <strong>0.06%<\/strong> of all recorded damage in reports generated in 2023, or only 265 cases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Damaged_cars_%E2%80%94_what_is_the_value_of_the_damage\"><\/span><b>Damaged cars \u2014 what is the value of the damage?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><div class=\"info-frame-container info-frame-bulb info-iframe-border--yellow\">\n      <div class=\"info-frame-icon info-frame-bulb\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info-frame-header info-frame-header-green\">Information<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info-frame-content\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The total value of damage in used cars checked on the autoDNA website amounted to nearly EUR 889 million last year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/div>\n    <\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3517\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Most-popular-models-share-of-reportsin-which-damage-was-recorded.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3517\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Most-popular-models-share-of-reportsin-which-damage-was-recorded.png\" alt=\"Most popular models - share of reportsin which damage was recorded\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Most-popular-models-share-of-reportsin-which-damage-was-recorded.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.autodna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Most-popular-models-share-of-reportsin-which-damage-was-recorded-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autodna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Most-popular-models-share-of-reportsin-which-damage-was-recorded-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.autodna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Most-popular-models-share-of-reportsin-which-damage-was-recorded-624x416.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Most popular models &#8211; share of reportsin which damage was recorded<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summary\"><\/span><b>Summary<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Road transport has been booming in recent years. This is due to the increasingly fast-growing road network. Passenger cars are common, so buying and selling them today is not a problem in terms of availability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The body type is of secondary significance, as buyers usually decide on a specific model and brand. However, in the maze of offers, it is difficult to immediately catch on. A car put up for sale may have various types of damage \u2014 from minor bumps to serious collisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">autoDNA \u2014 a service offering vehicle history reports, is here to help. Damaged cars are recorded in the autoDNA database, which you can have access to for several dozen zlotys \u2014 all you need to know is the VIN number of the car you are interested in. Of course, this is only the beginning of verifying the condition of the vehicle. In addition to the report, it is worth checking the technical condition of the entire car.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><div class=\"info-frame-container info-frame-exclamation info-iframe-border--green\">\n      <div class=\"info-frame-icon info-frame-exclamation\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info-frame-header info-frame-header-orange\">It is good to know<\/strong><strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info-frame-content\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When buying and selling a vehicle, it is always worth\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodna.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free VIN lookup<\/a>\u00a0using the autoDNA\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodna.com\/vehicle-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vehicle history<\/a>\u00a0report, the market-leading provider of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodna.com\/decoder-vin-checker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VIN decoding<\/a>\u00a0tool. The VIN number is sufficient to check, among others, damage to the vehicle, including total loss, collisions, recorded odometer readings, and archive photos.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><div class=\"check-vin-btn-container check-vin-btn-container--orange\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"check-vin-btn--arrow\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe id=\"ASD-PA-0005010200-31-906\" title=\"Purchase the autoDNA reports in a bundle\" src=\"https:\/\/afilio.autodna.com\/ext\/load\/0005010200\/31?p_label=Check+VIN+number&p_color=orange\" style=\"width: 271px; height: 59px; border: 0;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">PA.load(\"0005010200-31-906\", \"packages\");<\/script>\r\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/div>\n    <\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s plenty of situations on the used cars market where damaged cars are put up for sale as accident-free. 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